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Frankie Oliver 'Here I Am' album artwork

‘Here I Am’ by Frankie Oliver (Album)

July 18, 2017 in Music

Signed to Island Records during the 90s as a reggae artist, this London cabbie returns with a new soul album… Tags: Ali Campbell, Delroy Pinnock, Ernest Ranglin, Frankie Oliver, Island Records, Patrick Tenyue, Ray Carless, Stella Page, UB40

Frankie Oliver

Interview: Frankie Oliver

June 24, 2017 in Features, Interviews

We meet an aspiring British blues and soul singer who has a not-so-secret past as a 90s reggae artist Setting… Tags: Black Slate, Elroy Bailey, Ernest Ranglin, Frankie Oliver, Good Deeds Music, Gregory Isaacs, Island Records, Jools Holland, Michael 'Bami' Rose, reggae, Robbie Shakespeare, Selwyn Brown, Sly Dunbar, UB40

‘Unplugged & Greatest Hits’ by UB40 feat Ali, Astro & Mickey (Album)

January 10, 2017 in Music

Ali Campbell and co serve up an acoustic collection, invent ‘cuddly reggae’ and chuck in a greatest hits to boot!… Tags: acoustic, Ali Campbell, best of, Greatest Hits, reggae, UB40, unplugged

UB40's Ali Campbell

Interview: UB40’s Ali Campbell

November 18, 2016 in Features, Interviews

The UB40 frontman on the band’s new acoustic album and how they’ve invented a new subgenre they’re calling ‘cuddly reggae’… Tags: Ali Campbell, Astro, Bordeaux Supérieur, Brian Travers, Cedric & The Blue Cadillacs, Duncan Campbell, Earl Falconer, Mickey Virtue, Pledge Music, reggae, Revolution, Robin Campbell, Slightly Stupid, So Jah, UB40, UMC

Present Arms [Deluxe Edition] by UB40 (Album)

March 10, 2015 in Music

The second album by Britain’s biggest ever reggae band gets the deluxe reissue treatment, 34 years on from its original… Tags: deluxe edition, reggae, reissue, UB40

Lisa Redford

Lisa Redford: Cover versions

November 19, 2014 in Features, Interviews, Tips & Techniques

Need a break from writing? Our regular columnist looks at the fine art of making a familiar song your own…… Tags: Bobby Womack, Carl Perkins, cover versions, covers, Depeche Mode, Dolly Parton, Eva Cassidy, Jeff Buckley, John Cale, Johnny Cash, Jose Gonzalez, Joy Division, Leonard Cohen, Lisa Redford, Little Richard, Neil Diamond, Nine Inch Nails, Nouvelle Vague, Tears For Fears, The Beatles, The Knife, The Rolling Stones, Trent Reznor, UB40, ukelele, White Stripes, XTC

Lisa Redford: The great duets

June 3, 2014 in Features, Interviews, Tips & Techniques

As our regular columnist works on a duet of her own, she looks at some great collaborations of the past… Tags: Alison Krauss, Chrissie Hynde, Dolly Parton, duets, Emmylou Harris, Everly Brothers, Gram Parsons, Kenny Rogers, Kirsty MacColl, Lisa Redford, Louvin Brothers, Pet Shop Boys, Robert Plant, Sonny & Cher, The Pogues, Tina Turner, UB40

UB40 Food For Thought video

How I wrote ‘Food For Thought’ by UB40’s Robin Campbell

September 15, 2013 in Features, Interviews

In the first article in a new series, Songwriting gets the story behind the legendary British reggae band’s breakthrough single… Tags: How I wrote, reggae, Robin Campbell, songwriting, UB40